Question 1

A painting of a chair aims at reproducing:

Accepted Answer

A)  the chair as it really is. 
B)  the Form of the Chair. 
C)  a small portion of the real chair. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  the chair as it really is. 
B)  the Form of the Chair. 
C)  a small portion of the real chair. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 2

The NEA was attacked by conservative critics for its support of Mapplethorpe's homoerotic photographs and Serrano's "Piss Christ" in 1989.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The impulse to resist grief comes from the spirited portion of the soul, according to Plato.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In 2006, David Geffen, co-founder with Stephen Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzsenberg of Dream-Works, sold a Jackson Pollock drip painting for:

Accepted Answer

A)  $40 million 
B)  $100 million 
C)  $1 million 
D)  $140 million. 
E)  $250 million 
A)  $40 million 
B)  $100 million 
C)  $1 million 
D)  $140 million. 
E)  $250 million

Question 5

Surplus repression benefits only the ruling class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Who of the following thought one of the primary purposes of art was to instill religious feeling?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aristotle 
B)  Beethoven 
C)  Tolstoy 
D)  Marcuse 
E)  Marx 
A)  Aristotle 
B)  Beethoven 
C)  Tolstoy 
D)  Marcuse 
E)  Marx

Question 7

According to Plato, the presence of two contradictory impulses in a person such as to grieve and to remain unmoved) indicates that:

Accepted Answer

A)  he or she is internally disordered. 
B)  two distinct elements of his or her nature are involved. 
C)  reason no longer rules his soul. 
D)  he or she is of poor character. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  he or she is internally disordered. 
B)  two distinct elements of his or her nature are involved. 
C)  reason no longer rules his soul. 
D)  he or she is of poor character. 
E)  None of the above

Question 8

Identification with the characters of the drama is an important element of catharsis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The aim of a painter is not to reproduce an actual object as it is, according to Plato.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Repressed emotions lose their force as time passes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Tolstoy believed that the purpose of art was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  unite humanity through shared emotion. 
B)  move the masses to political action. 
C)  acquaint us with our true natures. 
D)  provide pleasure to those who have invested time and effort in the study of art. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  unite humanity through shared emotion. 
B)  move the masses to political action. 
C)  acquaint us with our true natures. 
D)  provide pleasure to those who have invested time and effort in the study of art. 
E)  All of the above

Question 12

Marcuse suggests that those who break artistic rules are performing truly revolutionary actions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Marcuse tells us that the amount of necessary repression in modern society should be decreased through:

Accepted Answer

A)  sublimation. 
B)  transfiguration. 
C)  technological advances. 
D)  transforming it into surplus repression. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  sublimation. 
B)  transfiguration. 
C)  technological advances. 
D)  transforming it into surplus repression. 
E)  None of the above

Question 14

The protagonist of a tragedy, Aristotle tells us, should be a person of great virtue and justice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Plato and Marcuse agreed that art is socially destructive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A painting of a chair aims at reproducing:

The NEA was attacked by conservative critics for its support of Mapplethorpe's homoerotic photographs and Serrano's "Piss Christ" in 1989.

The impulse to resist grief comes from the spirited portion of the soul, according to Plato.

In 2006, David Geffen, co-founder with Stephen Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzsenberg of Dream-Works, sold a Jackson Pollock drip painting for:

Surplus repression benefits only the ruling class.

Who of the following thought one of the primary purposes of art was to instill religious feeling?

According to Plato, the presence of two contradictory impulses in a person such as to grieve and to remain unmoved) indicates that:

Identification with the characters of the drama is an important element of catharsis.

The aim of a painter is not to reproduce an actual object as it is, according to Plato.

Repressed emotions lose their force as time passes.

Tolstoy believed that the purpose of art was to:

Marcuse suggests that those who break artistic rules are performing truly revolutionary actions.

Marcuse tells us that the amount of necessary repression in modern society should be decreased through:

The protagonist of a tragedy, Aristotle tells us, should be a person of great virtue and justice.

Plato and Marcuse agreed that art is socially destructive.

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Exam 7: Philosophy of Art

A painting of a chair aims at reproducing:

The NEA was attacked by conservative critics for its support of Mapplethorpe's homoerotic photographs and Serrano's "Piss Christ" in 1989.

The impulse to resist grief comes from the spirited portion of the soul, according to Plato.

In 2006, David Geffen, co-founder with Stephen Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzsenberg of Dream-Works, sold a Jackson Pollock drip painting for:

Surplus repression benefits only the ruling class.

Who of the following thought one of the primary purposes of art was to instill religious feeling?

According to Plato, the presence of two contradictory impulses in a person such as to grieve and to remain unmoved) indicates that:

Identification with the characters of the drama is an important element of catharsis.

The aim of a painter is not to reproduce an actual object as it is, according to Plato.

Repressed emotions lose their force as time passes.

Tolstoy believed that the purpose of art was to:

Marcuse suggests that those who break artistic rules are performing truly revolutionary actions.

Marcuse tells us that the amount of necessary repression in modern society should be decreased through:

The protagonist of a tragedy, Aristotle tells us, should be a person of great virtue and justice.

Plato and Marcuse agreed that art is socially destructive.

What Is Philosophy

Theory of Knowledge

Metaphysics and Philosophy of Mind

Philosophy of Science

Ethical Theory

Social and Political Philosophy

Philosophy of Religion

Filters